Adrian So
2019 (HK)
Adrian has developed a broad criminal and civil practice and has experience in matters spanning a wide spectrum of practice areas. He has appeared both in his own right and as a led junior in the Court of Final Appeal, the Court of First Instance, the District Court and the Magistrates’ Courts. He also acted as counsel-on-fiat for the prosecution in the Magistrates’ Courts and is currently on the Legal Aid Panel for criminal matters.
Adrian has experience in a wide range of criminal cases, both at trial and appellate level, such as money laundering, corruption, dishonesty offences, sexual offences, assault offences, road traffic offences, drug-related offences and immigration offences. On the civil side, Adrian has accumulated experience in matters such as personal injuries, contractual, probate, company, land, commercial matters, administrative appeal, and other general civil disputes.
LL.M., University College London (2018)
P.C. LL., City University of Hong Kong (2017)
LL.B. with honours, Queen Mary University of London (2016)
General Crimes
General Civil (Contractual, Company, Contentious probate, Trusts and land disputes)
- HKSAR v Hui Lai Ki (2024) 27 HKCFAR 265 – acted for the appellant in the successful appeal against conviction which clarified the approach in a magistracy appeal under s.113 of the Magistrates Ordinance (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC and with Ms Manalie Chan)
- HKSAR v Shum Man Yu HCMA 222/2022 – acted for the appellant in the successful magistracy appeal against conviction on one count of possession of dangerous drugs (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC)
- HKSAR v Ip Ka Ming DCCC 539/2020 – secured acquittal for the defendant who was charged with riot and using facial covering at an unlawful assembly (with Ms Catherine Wong)
- HKSAR v Shek Wai Man & Others DCCC 232/2020 – secured acquittal for the 3rd Defendant who was charged with false imprisonment and attempted fraud (led by Mr Bruce Tse SC)
- Yuen Ling Hoi v Yuen Kwai Chun, the executrix of the estate of Wong Lai Ching, deceased and another – acted for the 1st and 2nd Defendants in the probate matter.
Other Members
Esther Leung
Esther Leung was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2020. She has a broad and diverse practice encompassing both civil and criminal law, with a particular focus on Family Law, Criminal Law, Equity and Trusts, and Employment Law. "Fluent in English, Chinese, and Japanese, Esther is experienced in handling legal matters across a range of practice areas.
On the civil side, Esther has extensive experience (as sole advocate) in matrimonial proceedings, including ancillary relief, family-related trusts, financial dispute resolution, custody issues, relocation, and discovery applications. She is adept at handling Children Dispute Resolution and Family Finance Dispute Resolution cases.
In criminal law, Esther has represented defendants in a variety of cases, (as sole advocate in magistrates court and district court) including trials, bail applications, and mitigation hearings. She has served as junior counsel, led by Mr. Hanif Mugual, in serious cases such as murder, burglary, and drug trafficking in the High Court.
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Vivian Chan
Vivian took the CPE and obtained her law degree with the Manchester Metropolitan University and completed her PCLL with the University of Hong Kong. She commenced her practice as a barrister in 2018.
Drawing from the experience from her commercial background, Vivian has developed a broad civil practice with emphasis on land, building management, equity and trusts, probate, as well as general commercial disputes. She also accepts instructions for criminal proceedings. Vivian has appeared as sole advocate in the District Court, the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal.
Alongside her legal practice, Vivian currently teaches part-time at the University of Hong Kong as a tutor, and at the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKUSPACE) as an adjunct lecturer in Land Law and Civil Procedure.
She is also an accredited mediator with HKMAAL and has acted as Mediator in cases involving debt recovery, intellectual property rights, contractual claims, commercial disputes, employment and building management.
Vivian is fluent in English and Cantonese.
Natalie Wong
Natalie joined Chambers after completing pupillage with Mr. Hanif Mughal, Ms. Annie Lai, Mr. Lawrence Hui and Mr. Isaac Chan. She also served as Marshall to the Honourable Madam Justice Carlye Chu, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal.
During her studies, Natalie served as the Vice-President of the University of Bristol Bar Society. She was also an avid mooter and debater, representing the University of Bristol in various intervarsity mooting and debating competitions.
Natalie is developing a broad civil practice and has experience in cases involving Land/Property law (including Adverse Possession, Easement and Right of Way, Trust and Probate, and other related matters such as building management), commercial and contractual disputes, personal injury claims, employee’s compensation claims, and companies’ winding up.
Natalie's experience in criminal area includes sexual offences, violence offences, money-laundering, dishonesty offences, traffic offences, possession/trafficking in dangerous drugs, industrial summonses and other crimes.
Natalie is fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.
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